I watched Quicksand last night. There are a few scenes where the theater is visible. If you’re interested in Venice or Santa Monica, circa 1950, this is the film for you as the entire production appears to have been filmed in that area.
I saw these films at the theater on the Steel Pier:
High Plains Drifter
The Gang that Couldn’t Shoot Straight
Jonathan Livingston Seagull (bleh)
Young Winston
This photo is supposedly from 1920, but as the Belasco photo above is also supposed to be a 1920 shot, you have to assume that the Follies shot was sometime later in the 20s: http://jpg2.lapl.org/theater2/00015292.jpg
Take a look at this photo from 1955. You can see that six years after the 1949 photo, the Venice as well as the rest of the structures on the beach side are gone. I suppose that answers my question: http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics19/00009152.jpg
I read your comment above after I posted that. No slight was intended to your fine recap of the theater’s history. I originally posted the USC photo on the Broadway theater page. That’s where Ken Roe mentioned the Broadway entrance. Apologies for my oversight.
Denny, your last line sounds like the beginning of a Mickey Spillane novel…“I worked the day shift out of the Roxie. The walls were red. My eyes were redder, probably because of the cheap gin I had for breakfast. One night, this dame walked into my projection booth…”
Here is a photo of the Amador:
http://tinyurl.com/rpcvq
Here is another USC photo looking north on Broadway:
http://tinyurl.com/nchzj
It’s Portuguese, actually.
Here is another photo from USC, showing the El Portal in 1937:
http://tinyurl.com/pf7jn
I watched Quicksand last night. There are a few scenes where the theater is visible. If you’re interested in Venice or Santa Monica, circa 1950, this is the film for you as the entire production appears to have been filmed in that area.
I saw these films at the theater on the Steel Pier:
High Plains Drifter
The Gang that Couldn’t Shoot Straight
Jonathan Livingston Seagull (bleh)
Young Winston
This is circa 1973.
The State can be seen in the film DOA, with Edmond O'Brien.
I went to school in Atlantic City beginning in 1973, but I don’t remember the Towne. Was it supposed to be near Maryland Avenue?
Here are two photos of the Leimert’s Samson and Delilah mural:
http://jpg2.lapl.org/theater2/00015026.jpg
http://jpg2.lapl.org/theater2/00015029.jpg
This photo is supposedly from 1920, but as the Belasco photo above is also supposed to be a 1920 shot, you have to assume that the Follies shot was sometime later in the 20s:
http://jpg2.lapl.org/theater2/00015292.jpg
Here is an uncropped version of the photo at the top of the page:
http://jpg2.lapl.org/theater2/00015318.jpg
Here are two interior photos from the LA Library:
http://jpg2.lapl.org/theater2/00015324.jpg
http://jpg2.lapl.org/theater2/00015323.jpg
Here are some additional photos, apparently from 1918 to 1928:
http://jpg2.lapl.org/theater2/00015259.jpg
http://jpg2.lapl.org/theater2/00015261.jpg
http://jpg2.lapl.org/theater2/00015265.jpg
Here are two photos from the LA Library. The first is the gentlemen’s lounge in 1898, and the second is the drop curtain in 1912:
http://jpg2.lapl.org/theater2/00015254.jpg
http://jpg2.lapl.org/theater2/00015248.jpg
Here are exterior and interior photos from the LA Library, both for the 833 S. Broadway location:
http://jpg2.lapl.org/theater2/00015466.jpg
http://jpg2.lapl.org/theater2/00015464.jpg
Here are some more photos of the Dome, from the LA Library:
http://jpg2.lapl.org/theater3/00015667.jpg
http://jpg2.lapl.org/theater3/00015668.jpg
http://jpg2.lapl.org/theater3/00015670.jpg
http://jpg2.lapl.org/theater3/00015669.jpg
Lobby:
http://jpg2.lapl.org/theater2/00015354.jpg
Grand stairway:
http://jpg2.lapl.org/theater2/00015355.jpg
Auditorium:
http://jpg2.lapl.org/theater2/00015357.jpg
Proscenium:
http://jpg2.lapl.org/theater2/00015356.jpg
Here is an undated photo. It’s hard to make out, but you can see the theater on the right side of the frame:
http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics19/00009138.jpg
Take a look at this photo from 1955. You can see that six years after the 1949 photo, the Venice as well as the rest of the structures on the beach side are gone. I suppose that answers my question:
http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics19/00009152.jpg
This isn’t a great photo, but you can see the Granada marquee down the road:
http://jpg3.lapl.org/pics01/00020001.jpg
That looks like a “must buy” for me, being from Absecon. Great news.
The western extension of the mall is now closed. A 12 screen Landmark Theater complex is due to open in Summer 2007. I guess we’ve come full circle.
I read your comment above after I posted that. No slight was intended to your fine recap of the theater’s history. I originally posted the USC photo on the Broadway theater page. That’s where Ken Roe mentioned the Broadway entrance. Apologies for my oversight.
Denny, your last line sounds like the beginning of a Mickey Spillane novel…“I worked the day shift out of the Roxie. The walls were red. My eyes were redder, probably because of the cheap gin I had for breakfast. One night, this dame walked into my projection booth…”
Here is a 1968 photo from the LA Library:
http://jpg2.lapl.org/spnb1/00017157.jpg